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The Promised Land
From Center Field:

The Red Sox are coming home going to the promised land. Of course I'm talking about TEXAS. A place so magical, it can bring not one (Mike Lowell), not two (Sean Casey)... but three guys off the DL. Josh Beckett......

(Center Field @ 12PM)
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 - Center Field @ 12PM 09/05/2008


Projo SoxTalk -- McAdam on the future of Jason Varitek
From ProJo Blog:

Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Josh Beckett's return to the mound tonight in Texas (we think), reinforcements arriving in the infield, and whether the Red Sox will or will not......

(ProJo Blog @ 12PM)
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 - ProJo Blog @ 12PM 09/05/2008


Summertime Blues
From Surviving Grady:

It happens every year. You wait all winter, trudging through the snow, sliding around on icy roads and cursing the constant dark. You promise yourself this will be the year that you really get your money's worth out of New England summer. Spring rolls in, baseball starts, and the next thing you know it's hurricane season, the leaves are turning, an...

(Surviving Grady @ 9AM)
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 - Surviving Grady @ 9AM 09/05/2008


Baseball Today: Friday, September 5
From ProJo Blog:

Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach LITTLE BIG MAN: That was the headline Ray Capobianco came up with for the newspaper today, and were there ever three words more apt than those?......

(ProJo Blog @ 9AM)
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 - ProJo Blog @ 9AM 09/05/2008


Should there be any doubt…..
From Curt Schilling - 38pitches.com:


As to who is more qualified to lead this country for the next 4-8 years after last night?

People that have never served their country, or endured incredible hardship, or both, are the ones spouting “I’m tired of hearing about him being a POW..blah blah blah, yadda yaddda.”

Knowing Senator McCain I can assure...

(Curt Schilling - 38pitches.com @ 8AM)
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 - Curt Schilling - 38pitches.com @ 8AM 09/05/2008


We also find ourselves compelled to take this Pedroia-for-MVP stuff seriously
From Sox Blog @ The Phoenix:


We are the jockeys; the jockeys are we.

So a lot of people have been talking up the idea of Dustin Pedroia winning the MVP award lately: the Fenway crowd chanted...

(Sox Blog @ The Phoenix @ 7AM)
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 - Sox Blog @ The Phoenix @ 7AM 09/05/2008


Hansack tosses 6 no hit innings as PawSox even series
From SoxProspects.com:

9/5 Cup of Coffee: Pawtucket evened their series at 1 game a piece last nigt with a 3-1 victory over Scranton/WB. Devern Hansack threw 6 no-hit inni...

(SoxProspects.com @ 7AM)
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 - SoxProspects.com @ 7AM 09/05/2008


The view from afar: Red Sox go from pity party to a U.S. glee party
From Boston Herald:

Remember when people used to take pity on the Boston Red Sox and their fans? They felt bad when a beanball cut short Tony Conigliaro's career. Then there was Carlton... (Boston Herald @ 4AM)
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 - Boston Herald @ 4AM 09/05/2008


Red Sox-Rangers series thumbnails
From Boston Globe:

at Rangers Ballpark, Arlington, Texas Tonight (8:05, NESN, WRKO 680): RHP Josh Beckett (11-9, 4.34 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Millwood (9-7, 4.84)....

(Boston Globe @ 3AM)
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 - Boston Globe @ 3AM 09/05/2008


Pedroia gets hot at the right time
From Boston Globe:

Paul Byrd uttered the magic words this week. Not when he called Dustin Pedroia the MVP. No, it was when Byrd said, "As he goes, we go." That, especially on a star-laden team like the Red Sox, is the mark of a valuable player....

(Boston Globe @ 3AM)
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 - Boston Globe @ 3AM 09/05/2008


2005 draft provided easy pickings for Sox
From Boston Globe:

Michael Bowden's victory over the Chicago White Sox last Saturday provided more than just a successful major league debut. It marked a clean sweep for the Red Sox from the 2005 draft: All five first-round picks have made it to the big leagues....

(Boston Globe @ 3AM)
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 - Boston Globe @ 3AM 09/05/2008


Are You Ready For Some Football?
From Surviving Grady:

Hard to believe it, but a real NFL football game was on last night. It reminded me of two things:

1) Summer is almost over.

2) The Giants had no right winning the Superbowl last year.

To officially welcome football back from its summer vacation, I wanted to post the football speech Tom Cruise made in "(Surviving Grady @ 1AM)
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 - Surviving Grady @ 1AM 09/05/2008


The Challengers for MVP
From Boston Herald:

If Dustin Pedroia is to win the American League MVP Award, he not only must continue to collect key hits, RBI and runs scored but also must establish edges over this current... (Boston Herald @ 1AM)
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 - Boston Herald @ 1AM 09/05/2008


Scouting report: Red Sox at Rangers
From Boston Herald:

AT RANGERS BALLPARK IN ARLINGTON TONIGHT - RHP Josh Beckett (11-9, 4.34 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Millwood (9-7, 4.84). TV - NESN. Radio... (Boston Herald @ 1AM)
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 - Boston Herald @ 1AM 09/05/2008


Bat more Coco Crisp
From Boston Herald:

Coco Crisp is doing himself and the Red Sox big favors with his improved performance at the plate of late. His bunt in the ninth inning Wednesday led to the winning run,... (Boston Herald @ 12AM)
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 - Boston Herald @ 12AM 09/05/2008


In MVP race, Dustin Pedroia must slug foes with small ball
From Boston Herald:

Dustin Pedroia - "the best 105-pound baseball player ever," according to Josh Beckett - is a serious contender for the American League MVP Award. Is this some...


 - Boston Herald @ 12AM 09/05/2008


Hansack untouchable in playoff outing
From RedSox.com/MLB.com:

Hansack untouchable in playoff outing...

(RedSox.com/MLB.com @ 12AM)
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 - RedSox.com/MLB.com @ 12AM 09/05/2008


Red Sox poised to set sellout streak record
From Boston Globe:

David Ortiz remembers visiting Fenway Park with Minnesota and seeing empty seats. "The only sellout was when Pedro was pitching," he said. "Otherwise, it was a regular crowd."...

(Boston Globe @ 9PM)
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 - Boston Globe @ 9PM 09/04/2008


Red Sox poised to set sellout streak record
From Boston Globe:

David Ortiz remembers visiting Fenway Park with Minnesota and seeing empty seats. "The only sellout was when Pedro was pitching," he said. "Otherwise, it was a regular crowd."...

(Boston Globe @ 9PM)
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 - Boston Globe @ 9PM 09/04/2008


Red Sox poised to set sellout streak record
From Boston Herald:

BOSTON - The Red Sox are poised to break a regular-season sell-out record at Fenway Park. Boston's streak at Fenway began May 15th, 2003. The Sox are slated to set... (Boston Herald @ 8PM)
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 - Boston Herald @ 8PM 09/04/2008


Firebrand Q Of The Week
From Joy of Sox:

Evan at Firebrand will be asking a bunch of Red Sox bloggers one question every week. The first round is here:When J.D. Drew returns from injury, how should the Red Sox use Mark Kotsay?Me:Kotsay should be used as a 4th/5th outfielder. ...

(Joy of Sox @ 5PM)
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 - Joy of Sox @ 5PM 09/04/2008


Red Sox Sweep O's in Wild One at Fenway
From Sawx Blog:


Alex Cora raises his fist (and broom) in victory as he crosses the plate. (SawxBlog Illustration)

Before I jump right into this post, I want to first thank the numerous bunch of you who have contacted me, friends and strangers alike, asking if I'm "all right" and pleading for SawxBlog to come back. I assure you, all is good o...

(Sawx Blog @ 3PM)
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 - Sawx Blog @ 3PM 09/04/2008


Something Else #18: Velvet Underground
From Joy of Sox:

Ever wonder what it would have been like to sit inside Lou Reed's guitar amplifier during a Velvet Underground show? The infamous "Guitar Amp Tape" from March 15, 1969 gives you a...

(Joy of Sox @ 2PM)
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 - Joy of Sox @ 2PM 09/04/2008


Red Sox playoff express on time
From Boston Herald:

That "click" you heard yesterday was the Red Sox' season falling into place. You don't break out the bubbly after sweeping the Orioles, but it's...


 - Boston Herald @ 2PM 09/04/2008